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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 71: parents through Line 101: No free man needs a God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Forty ounces of fine sand" describes what in Canto One?
(a) A length of time.
(b) The texture of a windowpane.
(c) Snow falling from the sky.
(d) A bird's nest.

2. What event causes John Shade to have a vision of the afterlife?
(a) He gets lost in the Zemblan Mountains without food or water.
(b) He is hit by a car.
(c) He has a heart attack.
(d) He suffers a stroke.

3. Which of the following is not mentioned by Shade in Canto One?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) The Zemblan countryside.
(c) The sky.
(d) A baseball game.

4. Of the following, which most accurately describes the lines in the first stanza of Canto One?
(a) They have the same number of words
(b) They are symetrical.
(c) They are written in ryhming couplets.
(d) They lack punctuation

5. Of the following, what do King Charles and John Shade have in common?
(a) Both had daughters who died at an early age.
(b) Both were loved by their followers.
(c) Both lost their father at an early age.
(d) They are both Zemblan royalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Shade's spend the evening of their daughter's blind date?

2. Who sets up John Shade's daughter on a blind date?

3. Charles Kinbote criticizes an article written by Professor Hurley for what reason?

4. What animal did Shade's parents study?

5. What does Kinbote want us to believe was the catalyst for John Shade's choice to set "Pale Fire" during the winter months?

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